Gernot Rohr’s Super Eagles are now rated as the 32nd best football playing nation in the world.
The 2013 African champions climbed four places in April’s rankings released by the Federation of International Football Association on Thursday.
In the month under review, Nigeria garnered 1487 points to become the third-best team on the continent after overtaking Algeria and Morocco.
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This leap is not far fetched from the country’s impressive results during last month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho.
Paul Onuachu’s last-gasp header helped Rohr’s team silence the Squirrels at the Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo.